Where it trades today
trading 92% of the way up its 52-week range
How the price has moved
What to weigh before acting
What Matters Now
- Order-book quality, backlog conversion, and operating leverage usually tell you more than a single quarter of revenue growth.
- DE trades at 38.1x earnings, well above the industrials average of 18.5x, so the market is already pricing in above-consensus execution.
- Recent realized volatility is running around 37.4%, above the sector norm of 22.0%, so position sizing matters more than usual.
- DE is in a bullish short-term regime and only 3.1% below its 52-week high, so the question is whether fundamentals can keep pace with that stronger tape.
Portfolio Use Case
- DE is more useful for investors comparing conviction names inside industrials than for someone looking for a passive “set and forget” holding.
- The beta profile suggests it can fit a quality or lower-volatility sleeve more naturally than a high-octane tactical basket.
- This page is most useful for deciding whether the stock deserves a permanent slot in the portfolio or just a place on the watchlist.
What Would Change the View
- A reset in earnings expectations or a faster peer catch-up could compress the premium valuation currently embedded in DE.
- If the short-term trend rolls over while volume fades, the market may stop paying up for momentum before the fundamentals change.
- Volatility is already above the sector norm, so even a correct long-term thesis can be painful if the position size is too aggressive.
Methodology
- Price, market cap, beta, yield, and liquidity fields for DE come from Yahoo Finance quote and summary data.
- 30-day volatility is calculated from recent daily returns and annualized using a 252-trading-day convention.
- Sector context uses stored benchmark averages for Industrials so each page compares the ticker against a stable peer baseline rather than against the whole market.
- Peer comparisons use the Portfolio Terminal coverage set and highlight nearby listed alternatives such as CAT, HON.
Sources
- Yahoo Finance quote dataopen →
Live quote, valuation, beta, yield, and volume fields used for DE. Last refresh: Sep 18, 2026, 10:56 PM.
- Portfolio Terminal methodologyopen →
Explains how analytics, refresh cadence, and portfolio interpretation work across the product.
- Peer set and coverage context
Comparative context for this page is anchored around nearby tracked names such as CAT, HON.
What Deere & Company does
Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides four-wheel-drive track and row crop tractors, harvesters, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, soil preparation, tillage, seeding, and crop care equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, soil preparation machinery, and related attachments and service parts. The Small Agriculture and Turf segment offers specialty,…
Employees
73,100
Industry
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Headquarters
Moline, United States
What analysts expect
DE carries a buy consensus from 23 analysts, with an average price target of $688.44 versus $683.99 today (+0.7%). Targets are estimates and can move quickly after earnings.
Consensus aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Targets are estimates, not forecasts.
How the business is doing
DE generated $47.93B in trailing revenue (4.9% year over year), with a 10.2% net margin, and $4.52B of free cash flow, against $57.64B of net debt.
The numbers, year by year
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Gross profit | Operating income | Net income | EPS | Free cash flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $44.66B | $16.30B | $8.42B | $5.03B | $18.55 | $3.23B |
| 2024 | $50.52B | $19.50B | $11.43B | $7.10B | $25.73 | $4.43B |
| 2023 | $60.25B | $22.31B | $14.59B | $10.17B | $34.80 | $4.12B |
| 2022 | $51.28B | $15.73B | $9.03B | $7.13B | $23.42 | $911.00M |
When it reports next
Estimates aggregated by Yahoo Finance. Dates move and estimates change until the report lands.
How it sits in industrials
Manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and infrastructure companies.
The companies it competes with
DE beside the industrials names it is usually measured against.
What the chart is saying
Deere & Company trades at $683.99, 3.1% below its 52-week high. With a beta of 0.91, it shows about average sensitivity to what the wider market does.
Questions people ask about it
Is DE a good buy right now?
Deere & Company trades at 38.1x earnings. This is above market average, reflecting growth expectations. Current risk level is High based on 37.4% volatility.
Does DE pay dividends?
Yes, Deere & Company offers a dividend yield of 0.95%. That is roughly $6.50 per share a year.
How volatile is DE?
With 30-day annualized volatility of 37.4% and beta of 0.91, DE is classified as High risk. The stock tends to be more stable than the market average.
What is the analyst price target for DE?
The average analyst price target for Deere & Company (DE) is $688.44 based on 23 analyst estimates, about 0.7% above the current price of $683.99. The published range runs from $500.00 to $813.18.
How much revenue does DE generate?
Deere & Company reported $47.93B in trailing twelve-month revenue. Revenue growth is running at 4.9% year over year. Net margin sits at 10.2%. Figures are aggregated from company filings by Yahoo Finance and refresh on an hourly cadence.